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SADC Regional Response to COVID-19 - With focus on Health, Transport and Food Security Sectors Executive Summary The 11th Bulletin of the SADC Response to COVID-19 provides an overview of the global, continental and regional situation. As at…

HIGHLIGHTS### South Africa continues to report the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the African continent. Inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of health worker infection. In…

Highlights Since the beginning of UNHCR’s COVID-19 response in Southern Africa 2.2 million people reached through COVID-19 risk communication 1,885 health staff participating in COVID-19 training 7,957 children and youth supported with distance and homebased learning Population Figures 9,465,415 people of concern…

During the mine clearance campaign, which took place in Kalambata and Nkiende communes, as well as in the municipal headquarters, Mbanza Kongo, and in Sumba commune (Soyo), INAD sappers had removed 9,982 undetonated explosive devices. According to…

HIGHLIGHTS South Africa continues to report the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the African continent. Inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of health worker infection. In…

Situation Overview On 21 March, the Ministry of Health of Angola announced its first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country. As of 15 August, Angola has reported a total of 1,879 confirmed cases of COVID-19…

In addition to the increasing risk of a wider COVID-19 transmission as countries across the continent start to relax their confinement measures, World Vision is concerned by the reported increase in gender-based violence as economic challenges…

Regional Highlights ● The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a constant upward trajectory in the region with all countries affected at different stages ● of the pandemic. A total of 629,655 cases have been registered to date with…

Bulletin 10: SADC Regional Response to COVID-19 This Bulletin No. 10 of the SADC regional response to COVID-19 provides highlights of the COVID-19 Partners and Supply portal, a platform which was launched by the United Nations (UN)…

HIGHLIGHTS With more than 10,000 COVID-19 cases now recorded daily, South Africa is the worst-affected country on the African continent. In Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the number of COVID-19 cases has doubled in about two weeks. In East…